constables

plural of constable, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of constables The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constables
Noun
  • Four federal officers were injured during the assault.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The movie, somewhat surprisingly, reveals a multi-racial Florida community raising children together, mostly in harmony, except for the one single white woman who keeps calling the cops.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Over and over, Lorincz called the cops on them.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Constables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constables. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on constables

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!